U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #7 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 (ca) large size Valentine cover with enclosure, postmarked "Texas Hill, Ca., Jan.30" and sent to New Hampshire, with blue oval "Paid" and manuscript "50c", some paper erosion and small defects, otherwise fine and scarce  | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #8 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type II, pos.67R4, black town and manuscript cancels, large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, v.f., with 2006 PFC, O Catalog #8 Catalog Value $ 2,250 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #9 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IV, vertical strip of three, black and red cancels, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, few creases and top stamp with sealed tear, v.f. appearance O Catalog #9 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #10 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal strip of three, black cds, margins clear at top, with part of adjoining stamp at right, few light creases, middle stamp with surface scrape, otherwise fine O Catalog #9 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #11 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 3c orange brown, position 90Lli, margins all around including sheet margin at right, brilliant color, tied by bold blue grid, "Philadelphia Pa. Aug 15" cds on 1851 FL to New York, vertical file fold well away from stamp and markings, small piece out at top of cover, v.f. appearance, used during the first month that Plate 1 Intermediate was put into service, Catalog #10 Catalog Value $ 285 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #12 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, margins all around, v.f., tied by New Orleans (Nov 3, 1856) pmk on FL to France, red New York Nov.12 Br.Packet transit and various arrival pmks, small piece of address portion excised, otherwise v.f., Catalog #12 Catalog Value $ 1,650 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #13 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type I, unused without gum, margins all around to just in at lower right, rich color, fresh paper, fine and affordable example of this rare unused stamp in sound condition, with 1979 PFC, (*) Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 8,500 | Price Realized $1,650.00 |
 | Lot #14 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type I, margins all around, including small part of adjoining stamp at upper left, tied by black grids on cover from California to Washington, D.C., some closed backflap tears, otherwise fine, Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #15 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type IV, pos.76L1 (recut at bottom), ample margins, close but clear all around, cancelled by black straight line "Paid" handstamp, used on cover (part of backflap missing) from Dixfield, Maine to California, with corresponding departure (Oct 3) pmk alongside, minor cover wear, fine example of this rare position on cover, with 2004 PSE cert. (catalogue value is without premium for recut) Catalog #16 Catalog Value $ 2,050 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #16 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, horizontal pair, margins all around, tied by New Orleans cds on small piece, v.f., O Catalog #17 Catalog Value $ 575 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2005 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type Ib, pos.8R1E, unused without gum, usual margins touching at left and bottom, bright color, a fine example of this extremely rare unused stamp, with 1976, 1988 and 2015 PFCs. Type Ib was produced only as imperforate issue and less than five unused examples have been recorded to date, (*) Catalog #5A Catalog Value $ 12,000 | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #2006 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type II, unused, slightly disturbed original gum, margins all around, deep color, fine stamp, with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #7 Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2007 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IIIa, unused, part original gum, ample margins except just in at bottom, fine, with 1990 and 2015 PFCs, * Catalog #8A Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #2008 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IV, unused, slightly disturbed original gum, large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamp at top, trivial diagonal crease at right center, still v.f., with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #2009 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, fresh and fine, rare unused stamp, with 1962 and 2015 PFCs, (*) Catalog #12 Catalog Value $ 11,000 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #2010 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type I, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, beautiful color and sharp impression, fine, with 1984 PFC, (*) Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 8,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2011 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type II, unused, disturbed original gum, large margins all around, beautiful color, natural paper fold, still v.f., with 1978 PFC, * Catalog #14 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2012 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type I, unused, part original gum, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1975 PFC, ex-Coulter, * Catalog #15 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $1,250.00 |
 | Lot #2013 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type IV, pos.74L1, unused, part original gum, margins clear all around, beautiful color, with clear 1955 and 1982 PFC (stating "slight soiling and part o.g."). A fine example of what is certainly one the of rarest of all classic United States unused stamps, * Catalog #16 Catalog Value $ 35,000 | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #2014 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, small corner creases, otherwise fine, with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #17 Catalog Value $ 6,250 | Price Realized $950.00 |
